7 Times John Cena Did Actually Give Up

vs Kurt Angle – First Blood Match (Monday Night Raw January 2 2006)

Three more common factors are involved on this one; Monday Night Raw, outside logical thinking and Kurt Angle.

On the first show of 2006, Angle and Cena faced off in another non-title match—though this point a primary Blood stipulation was added.

Again, very like the case with a final Man Standing match, we’re not aiming to see a typical submission here. however given the character of a primary Blood match, defeat here for Cena may be understood as another instance of his body “giving up”—even if he might not have meant it to.

This time, the surface interference came from Daivari—Kurt Angle’s manager at the time. He distracted Cena, allowed Angle to land a nasty chair shot, followed by a series of strikes that ultimately busted his fallen foe open.